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Research material relating to the arms crisis between the United States (US), Western Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).

Material includes: newspapers, photocopies of articles and clippings from newspapers and periodicals, including clippings of Observer articles by Ian Mather; United States Information Service Wireless Files; printed interview transcripts with statements from Soviet dignitaries; briefings from the Defence Information Groups and School of Peace Studies, University of Bradford; press releases from 10 Downing Street, Novosti Press Agency, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), Cruise Resistance and McDonnell Douglas Corporation; printed literature and leaflets from McDonnell Douglas Corporation, General Dynamics and Cruise Resistance; photocopies of correspondence between Cruise Resistance members and various individuals; maps of the United Kingdom (UK), Salt Lake Desert area in Utah, US, and the USSR and photographs, showing missiles being launched.

Subjects covered include: Warsaw Pact; Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces and Strategic Defense Initiative talks in Geneva; Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II (SALT II); 'Star Wars' and the production, testing and deployment of cruise missiles in Western Europe, including the United Kingdom, West Germany, Italy, Belgium and Holland; NATO; the setting up of Cruisewatch by Cruise Resistance, with the aim of monitoring the activities of cruise missile convoys in the UK, especially around the Greenham Common base in Salisbury Plain, Berkshire, England; protests organised by Cruise Resistance and CND in opposition to missile deployment; promotion of missiles from the General Dynamics company, who manufactured Tomahawk Ground Launch Cruise Missiles, used by the US Air Force; chronology of US/USSR summits since 1943; US President Ronald Reagan; Paul H. Nitze, special advisor to Secretary of State George Shultz, later special advisor to Ronald Reagan and Secretary of State on Arms Control Matters; and Andrei Gromyko, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR.

The majority of material is in English, but there is also material in Russian.

Photocopies of British and Argentinean newspaper articles relating to the imprisonment and release of journalists Ian Mather, Simon Winchester and photographer Tony Prime, who were arrested on suspicion of espionage by Argentine authorities in April 1982 during the Falklands War. Includes an article written by Simon Winchester on his experiences for his newspaper the Sunday Times.

Majority of material in English, but some material in Spanish.

Correspondence between Ian Mather, his family and individuals and organisations relating to articles written or suggested by Ian Mather (1975-1987) and his imprisonment and release during the Falklands War (1982-1983).

Photocopies of correspondence between Ian Mather, his family, individuals and organisations relating to his imprisonment and release during the Falklands War.

Newspaper articles, press releases, copies of court papers, letters and notes relating to the imprisonment and release of Ian Mather, Simon Winchester and Tony Prime from their imprisonment in Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina, during the Falklands War.

Research material relating to the Falklands War, 2 April and 14 June 1982.

Material includes: Newspapers, articles and clippings from British newspapers and periodicals such as the Guardian, the Times and Royal Air Force News and Navy News; typescript press releases from 10 Downing Street; and photocopies from Keesing's Contemporary Archives on the invasion of the Falkland Islands.

Subjects include: main events of the war, including the sinking of the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano; the surrender of Argentina; and the resignations of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Lord Carrington, Lord Privy Seal Humphrey Atkins, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Richard Luce, and John Nott MP, whose resignation was not accepted.

Correspondence between Ian Mather and various individuals and organisations, relating to articles written or suggested by Ian Mather on a wide range of issues and events, as well as correspondence relating to travel expenses and his personal finances.

Correspondents include: Ministry of Defence; World Book Incorporated; British Airways; Lloyds Bank; staff members of the Observer; United States Information Service; the Red Cross; United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation; Palach Press Limited; North American Treaty Organization Information Service; and readers of the Observer.

Mather also corresponded with many embassies, requesting information, interviews or permission to visit countries, such embassies including: Chekslovak Embassy; Japanese Embassy; Embassy of Yugoslavia; Embassy of the Somali Democratic Republic; German Democratic Republic Embassy; Embassy of Polish People's Republic; Royal Norwegian Embassy; Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia; and other representatives in countries such as: Australia; Iran; Sudan; Ethiopia; France; Bolivia; and Belize.

Also includes invitations to Mather to attend briefings, events and press tours held by such organisations as the Ministry of Defence, and the North American Treaty Organization (NATO).

Letters from readers relate to requests for information, contesting information in his articles or praising his articles.

Some letters are written by Helen Simpson, Mather's secretary, on his behalf.

The majority of letters are in English but some are in French.

Material relating to the imprisonment and release of journalists Ian Mather and Simon Winchester, and photographer Tony Prime (nicknamed The Ushuaia Three after the location of their prison) on suspicion of espionage by Argentinean authorities in April 1982, during the Falklands War.

The material, which is all photocopies, includes: an Argentinean pamphlet relating to the Argentinean Army having invaded the Falkland Islands; press releases from the Observer News Service, containing articles by Mather on his experiences in prison; papers from the Committee for the Release of the British Journalists held in Argentina, detailing the aims of the committee and the background to the situation; a letter he wrote while in prison, including extracts from his prison diary, to Donald Trelford (Observer editor), about life in jail, descriptions of the different prisoners and prison officials, and trying to contact friends and family; biographies of Ian Mather, Tony Prime and Simon Winchester; memos from Times Newspaper Limited relating to activities to try and release the men; copies of court papers relating to the bail applications for the journalists (in Spanish); transcripts of the grounds put forward by the prosecutor opposing bail of the journalists, and the grounds of the defence; transcripts of the interrogations of Tony Prime and Simon Winchester; press release from What the Papers Say announcing that the Observer won 'Newspaper of the Year' in 1982; press releases from Free the Journalists Committee or Committee for the Release of the British Journalists held in Argentina, which was specifically set up to campaign for their release; booklets from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); poem by Mather's niece about the prisoners and the Falklands War; types and a memorandum titled 'The Ushuaia Three', describing efforts to drop the charges of espionage after their release.

Majority of material in English, but some material in Spanish.

Research material relating to the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the subsequent conflict between the Khomeini regime and the People's Mujahedin Organisation and the National Council of Resistance. Further material relates to the Iran-Iraq War, 1980.

Material includes: printed publications; maps of Iran; copies of newspapers and newspaper clippings from various French, British, American and Iranian newspapers, including the Guardian, Le Monde, the International Herald Tribune and Iran Liberation; typescript press releases from the Observer, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom, Iran Press Service, United Kingdom's Department of Trade, United States International Communication Agency, United States Information Agency, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Subjects covered include: the Baha'i religion and religious oppression; events leading up to and during the Iran-Iraq War; economy of Iran; the Iran hostage crisis, where 52 Americans were held hostage in the American Embassy in Tehran; Iranian exiles describing their experiences; the activities of Iranian embassies and attempts to eliminate Khomeini's opponents in Europe and the US; Iran's prison system; and the activities of American officials and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Majority of material is in English, but there is also material in French and Persian.

Primarily includes photocopies of telex, typescript and handwritten letters to Margaret Mather, forwarding or writing about letters of appeal and letters from Ian Mather's friends and family, News International Public Limited Company, BBC Television, and Observer readers.

Other letters in the file are addressed to the Argentinean Minister of Justice Lucas Lennon, the President of the Republic of Argentina General Leopoldo Galtieri, Carlos Ortiz de Rosas and Argentine Ambassador in London, Papal Nuncio Bruno Heim.

Also includes a typescript draft asking for help in trying to release Mather; typescript letter from Luis Maria Rizzi, Undersecretary to the Minister of Justice, to Robin Lustig and Trevor Grove of the Observer and typescript press release from Commonwealth Information on support for the journalists at the General Assembly of the International Press Institute.

Majority of material in English, but some material in Spanish.